CCC Backers Wage Battle Over CCC Funding
Washington June 5 The House debated CCC support as a labor supply and postwar relief tool. The Appropriations Committee cut 75,815,000 from a Labor Department bill to fund 350 CCC camps, while Rep Engel urged keeping farms for enrollees. Dirksen pushed abolishing NYA and folding defense training into the Office of Education. The NYA received 58,049,000 versus 151,767,000 last year. CCC funding was reduced by 171,142,000 from 1942.
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Washington
House
Civilian Conservation Corps
Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Social Security Board
Rep
Engel
R-Mich
Chamber
CCC
Tarver
D-Ga
Dirksen
R-Ill
National Youth Administration
Office of Education
Federal Security Agency
NYA
How To Feed Shade Trees Now Guide Request
Instructions urge readers to obtain shade tree fertilization guidance during the correct season. The notice asks owners to send name and address with a 3 cent stamp to receive the guide and to include questions for the editor on shade tree planting and care.
Tree banding limits in protecting shade trees discussed
Agricultural editor notes bands trap first and second brood larvae of codling moths and cankerworms, but bands are not a cure all. Proper timing and daily band maintenance are key. Navy health facilities noted with about 30 large hospitals, two hospital ships, and every ship having a sick bay.
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Navy
War History Of City Is Planned
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney authorized by the City Council to spend up to 20 a month during the war to hire a writer for a chronicle titled Hagerstown in World War No 2. The project will document local armed service personnel, financial drives, notable achievements, and industry contributions. A 500 appropriation was approved for Washington County Free Library repairs. Discussions also covered tying municipal power to Potomac Edison for wartime reliability.
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Richard H. Sweeney
Washington County Free Library
Municipal Power Plant
Potomac Edison Company
Eleven Die in Fire at Plant in Stockton California
A blast and rapid fire at an Army building in Stockton California killed eleven people and burned nine more seriously. The structure trapped nine soldiers and a civilian firefighter. the blaze began about 11 30 last night and lasted 30 minutes. Lieutenant Colonel Floyd H. Tull ordered a board of inquiry to determine the explosion’s cause. The blast did not appear to originate in munition or ordnance stores.
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Stockton
Calif
Floyd H. Tull
Beachley resigns from Washington County Delegate post
Governor O Conor accepted the resignation of Fred E Beachley of Hagerstown from the House of Delegates citing his new Federal government position. Beachley served in 1935 and 1941 and was elected in 1938 as a Democrat. his successor will be chosen by the Washington County Democratic State Central Committee.
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Fred E. Beachley
Hagerstown
House of Delegates
O’conor
Beachley
Washington County
Democratic State Central Committee
State Comptroller’s Office
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